Hiram Staton

Full Name: Edward Hiram Staton
Date of birth: October 6, 1920
Date of death: December 3, 1989

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	97-1	Jan 9, 1951 - Sep 5, 1951	52nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan		McLennan
H	97-1	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Waco / McLennan		McLennan

(1) Thomas R. Joseph, Jr., in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Hiram Staton, resigned 9/5/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) "County Names Hiram Staton to JP Position: Representative Will Take Office Sept. 1," 6/10/1951, p. 1. Staton appointed Justice of the Peace in McLennan County; Staton said "he will resign as State Representative 'as soon as I can get a letter off to the Governor.'" Waco Tribune-Herald.

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House District 97-1
Jan 9, 1951 - Sep 5, 1951
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 97-1
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

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Military Service Notes

Edward Hiram Staton, birth date 10/6/1920, death date 12/3/1989, photo in military uniform from New Mexico Military Institute 1939, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
United States Marine Corps, Captain, World War II. "Hiram Staton Is Seeking Post as State Legislator," photo, 4/11/1948, p. 9. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Staton of Waco and nephew of U.S. Senator Tom Connally, graduated from Baylor University in 1941, marriage to Norma Quinn of Waco. Relatives: Tom Connally - uncle, Hiram Staton - nephew. Waco News-Tribune.

Other Resources

Hiram Staton for Representative campaign advertisement, The Baylor Lariat (Waco, Texas), Vol. 49, No. 142, Tuesday, 8/3/1948, p. 4. Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections, Baylor University.
Edward Hiram Staton, birth date 10/6/1920 in Waco, McLennan County, death date 12/3/1989. FamilySearch. Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007
"Waco Residents Receive Baylor Honor," 10/17/1986, p. 5. Edward Hiram Staton was "among those honored. The award for 1986 was presented to the Connally family, who boast attendance at Baylor through four generations." "One of the descendants, Tom Connally, served as first editor of the Baylor yearbook in 1896. He eventually became a U.S. Senator." Waco Citizen.
Obituary of mother Mrs. William Hiram Staton (Rose Connally Staton), sister of Senator Tom Connally, 10/17/1946, p. 16. Survived by four children including "Edward H. Staton of the University of Texas." Waco News-Tribune.

Photographs

Photograph. Hiram Staton, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hiram Staton, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Revenue and Taxation State Hospitals and Special Schools
51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Military and Veteran's Affairs Revenue and Taxation

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